Archive · 19 Sep 2025
LPG Cylinder Explosion Injures Shop Owner Near Durgapur
Imagine a gas tank for cooking exploded at a local bike shop.
This happened during a festival near Durgapur.
The shop owner got badly hurt.
Firefighters put out the fire in about an hour.
The police think the explosion might have happened because the shop owner was illegally filling small gas tanks from bigger ones, which is very dangerous.
They found several gas tanks at the shop.
The company that provides cooking gas is worried about this illegal activity and wants the police to stop it.
They warn that these illegal fillings can cause explosions and hurt people.
An LPG cylinder exploded at a cycle repair shop near Durgapur.
The shop owner, Chandan Patra, was critically injured in the fire.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze within an hour.
Police suspect illegal stocking and refilling of LPG cylinders as the cause.
Indian Oil Corporation expressed concern over illegal LPG refilling.
- Who
- Chandan Patra (shop owner) was critically injured.
- What
- An LPG cylinder exploded, causing a fire.
- When
- During Vishwakarma Puja, in the evening.
- Where
- A cycle repair shop in a village near Durgapur.
- Why
- Possibly due to illegal stocking and refilling of LPG cylinders.
- Incident
- LPG cylinder explosion and fire
- Location
- Cycle repair shop near Durgapur
- Injured
- Shop owner, Chandan Patra
- Cause (Suspected)
- Illegal stocking and refilling of LPG cylinders
- Items Found
- 8 LPG cylinders and 1 oxygen cylinder
- Involved Parties
- Fire Brigade, Police, Indian Oil Corporation